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Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both austenitic grey cast iron and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 69 to 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 230
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290 to 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14 to 24
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1 to 4.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43 to 65
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 93 to 120
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.3 to 8.2
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9 to 11
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 6.5
16 to 26